Exams

Conversation Club

1. Did you have a lot of tests when you went to school?

2. Why do schools give tests? Do you believe tests are a useful

way to assess student performance?

3. Can exams accurately measure someone’s ability to use

English?

4. Are there better ways to measure intelligence and

performance than exams? What might they be?
5. Have you ever been required to take a test in order to get a
job? What are the advantages and disadvantages to this
system?
6. Have you ever cheated on an exam? Why?
7. What’s the best way to prepare for a test? What are your best
strategies to prepare for exams?

Additional Reading:
The importance of testing and the power of hard facts
Standardized tests aren’t the problem, it’s how we use them

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